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Bikaner Canal is taken off from the river

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Banas
  2. Chambal
  3. Satluj
  4. Yamuna

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Satluj

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Satluj šŸ“š Explanation: The Bikaner Canal (also known as the Gang Canal) was constructed to bring water from the Satluj river to the arid regions of Rajasthan. It was commissioned by Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner in the 1920s. The canal transformed the local economy by making irrigation possible in the desert. It is an early and successful example of large-scale water engineering in India.